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Definitions. SLANG – An informal non-standard vocabulary composed of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech. JARGON – The specialized speech of professions and trades.

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  1. Definitions • SLANG – An informal non-standard vocabulary composed of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech. • JARGON – The specialized speech of professions and trades. • CANT – A type of language whose purpose is to make spoken communication unintelligible to people outside the group.

  2. holy friar = liar chicken perch = church rob my pal = gal artful dodger = lodger God forbids = kids Oliver Twist = fist apples & pears = stairs seppo=septic tank=yank trouble & strife = wife jam jar = car dog & bone = telephone tea leaves = thieves Britneys = beers “ (Irish) = queers Cockney Rhyming Cant

  3. Why Do People Use Slang? • Group identification – To distinguish “ins” from “outs.” • Reaction to formality and the established way of doing things. • Fulfills natural desire for novelty and colorful, interesting speech.

  4. What Happens to Slang? • It dies out. • It becomes standard English. • It remains in the language as slang.

  5. 19th century – conbobberation, blustiferous, slang whanger 1920’s – razzmatazz, applesauce, scram, 23 skiddoo 1930’s – stiff, palooka, flatfoot 40’s & 50’s – hep cat, dig, bug, square, rat fink, groovy 60’s & 70’s – far out, spacy, flipped out, bad trip 80’s – gag me with a spoon, totally, tubular, groty to the max Slang can die out

  6. frisky, gambler, conundrum, mob, bored, flout, fretful, club, dwindle, freshman, glib, hubbub, scoundrel, trip, hike, tidy, tantrum, sweater, clumsy, swagger, blizzard, rambunctious Listed as slang in 1929 Encyclopedia Brittanica: bootlegger, fake, fizzle, hike, hobo, racketeer, o.k. cool? Slang can become Standard English

  7. Slang can remain slang • 10th century – dizzy • 13th century – booze • 14th century – gab, bones (dice), piece • 15th century – broad • 16th century – kid, rot-gut • 17th century – grub, hick, lousy, beat it, guy • 18th century – frisk, spunk, hush-money, pig

  8. Cheesy – tacky Hitting on – flirting Hoochie – good looking girl Hottie – good-looking guy Dis – to show disrespect Dope - good Hoopty - car Peeps - parents Phat – good Props – respect Ragging on – making fun of Styling – dressing well Word up – the truth Slang List from 1993 Sun Article

  9. Banging – wonderful The bomb – top notch Boo – girlfriend Homeboy – friend Keep it real – be yourself Represent – to perform up to expectations My ting – my girl My shorty – my girl Wack – goofy, uncool Word is born – you can say that again You down? – Are you with us? Slang list from 2000 article

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